caterpillar and ya lhoo! releas their finances. the dow closed at 13,895, its highest close sin october 31st of 2007. the nasdaq gained 19 points. >>> exxonmobil has once again topped apple as the world's most valuable company. last week apple's stock tumbled more than 14% after the tech giant posted a disappointing profit report. apple first surpassed exxon in the summer of 2011. >>> watch out at checkout if you're using a credit card. some retailers can charge 3% more with credit card purchases. this follows a lawsuit filed in 2005 against mastercard, visa, and other financial institutions. ten states have logged banning to check out fees. >>> maxi foods will reportedly pay up to $30,000 to buy devil dogs, funnybones. hostess announced they were shutting down its business. >>> and han sell & gretel witch hunters cooked up a hot spot. the r-rated action fill raked in $30,000. they plame the cold weather. the supernatural horror film mama came in second and coming in third "silver linings playbook" is up for oscars. >> i heard good